1951 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

1951 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election

← 1940 17 January 1951 1954 →

Candidate Walter Nash Popular vote elected unopposed

Leader before election Peter Fraser Leader after election Walter Nash

The 1951 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election was held on 17 January to choose the fifth leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. The election was won by Hutt MP and incumbent deputy-leader Walter Nash.